2nd Amendment Debate

By Zaphod for President on Jan 4, 2009 at 9:16 PM Vote 0 Votes

Would anyone here care to debate the 2nd Amendment? I'll be happy to argue in favor of individual ow

Zaphod's Bailout Update

By Zaphod for President on Nov 25, 2008 at 11:38 AM Vote 0 Votes

I've decided to create a new thread to track the progress of the bailout here on OGM. This will be u

Very Excellent Interview b/t Bill Moyers and Russ Feingold

By Adam on Dec 11, 2008 at 7:58 AM Vote 0 Votes

I've always been a big fan of Russ Feingold, and Bill Moyers asks tremendously sharp, smart question

How to Lie with Statistics

By Syngas on Dec 9, 2008 at 7:36 AM Vote 0 Votes

Last year (I think) the book How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff was recommended by someone o

First Come, First Served

By Syngas on Nov 25, 2008 at 5:34 AM Vote 0 Votes

The first person to post they want a very slightly used hardback edition of The Plan: Big Ideas for

The Plan

By Syngas on Nov 23, 2008 at 9:00 AM Vote 0 Votes

The following comes from the sub chapter 'The Case for Universal Citizen Service' in chapter 5, page

change.gov - the new fireside chats

By jillbryant2003 on Nov 14, 2008 at 3:08 PM Vote 0 Votes

change.gov will have videos to keep people up-to-date on what's going on with the office of the Pres

Naomi Klein & Jeremy Scahill - Discussion.

By Adam on Nov 16, 2008 at 7:03 PM Vote 0 Votes

I do not fully agree with much of this - but I do think it may provoke an interesting discussion, on

Olbermann on Prop 8

By Andyo on Nov 11, 2008 at 9:05 AM Vote 0 Votes

This is pretty much exactly how I see it. Except I would have added a few "fuck your religion, assho

Civilian National Security Force

By Syngas on Nov 2, 2008 at 6:32 AM Vote 0 Votes

I think Obama's pretty much got this one in the bag. That said, I want to know just what this Civili

Palin not picked

By jillbryant2003 on Nov 15, 2008 at 6:08 PM Vote 0 Votes

I saw this post on the Republican Governors over at Crooks and Liars and I hadn't read this info els

Protect Marriage, Protect Children: PROHIBIT DIVORCE

By Erick on Nov 14, 2008 at 6:29 PM Vote 0 Votes

And if they're not willing, why not?...

At last, Dems get some guts on health care (maybe)

By Adam on Nov 12, 2008 at 1:05 PM Vote 0 Votes

This looks like hopeful news to me. We shall see. From Krugman: This is very big news. One of the ke

Sign a petition to strip the Mormon church of its tax-exempt status for violating section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code by lobbying on behalf of political causes

By Adam on Nov 8, 2008 at 1:45 AM Vote 1 Vote

The petition and legal explanation are here. Basically, religious organizations in the U.S. are give

Cartogram of the Blue/Red US

By jillbryant2003 on Nov 10, 2008 at 11:09 PM Vote 0 Votes

I remember seeing one of these after the Gore or Kerry race with Bush and I thought it was pretty in

Boogie Man, The Lee Atwater story

By k on Nov 2, 2008 at 8:37 PM Vote 0 Votes

I am watching this documentary on CBC, likely you cannot get it on TV in the states but boy is it in

The environment, economy, and potential jobs

By gypsy sister on Nov 9, 2008 at 10:16 AM Vote 0 Votes

Al Gore's Op-Ed discusses how we can marry 2 initiatives. Here is the good news: the bold steps that

Should we start the bet on the electoral college outcome?

By k on Oct 28, 2008 at 12:47 AM Vote 3 Votes

I am going for an Obama win. Taking the expected states with, North carolina, colorado, NM, Nevada,

What we narrowly missed: Infighting in the McCain campaign

By Adam on Nov 5, 2008 at 8:45 PM Vote 0 Votes

At first I wondered why anyone would bother posting on this topic. Then I remembered that there is s